2 minus one third is 1 and two thirds.
three and 1 third
1 1/3 minus 2/3 is 2/3.
2 - 2/3 = 1 1/3 or one and one third.
The answer is: 9 and 1/3 minus 2/3 = 8 and 2/3
2 minus one third is 1 and two thirds.
-1 third
1 and four thirds
One minus one third is two thirds. 1=3/3 3/3-1/3=2/3
three and 1 third
1 1/3 minus 2/3 is 2/3.
or 5 and one third
2 - 2/3 = 1 1/3 or one and one third.
The answer is: 9 and 1/3 minus 2/3 = 8 and 2/3
2/3 - 12 = -11 1/3 or minus eleven and one third.
26 and 1 third minus 5 is 21 and 1 third. You still have an extra two thirds to take off. Take off the first and you are down to 21, take off the second and you are at 20 and two thirds. A different way is to add 1 third to each first. So the question becomes "what is 26 and two thirds minus 6 which is 20 and two thirds again.
9 - 11 - 2 - 2 2/3 + 6 1/3 = -1/3 or minus one third. Expressed as a decimal, this is equal to -0.3 recurring (that is, -0.3333...)